PREVENTATIVE MAINTENANCE SCHEDULE
WARNING: Never service heater while it is plugged in, operating or hot. Severe burns and electrical shock can occur.
Item | How Often | How To |
Fuel tank | Flush | See Storing, Transporting or |
| or as needed | Shipping, page 6 |
Filler neck screen | Check for particles in fuel when filling | Lift out of fuel tank and rinse with |
| fuel tank. Clean when dirty | clean kerosene |
Fuel filter assembly (Fuel | Clean twice a heating season or replace | See Fuel Filters, page 14 |
tank) | as needed |
|
Fuel filter lines | Check and tighten loose connections | See Fuel Lines, page 13 |
| occasionally |
|
Fuel filter (In pump or ex- | Clean fuel filter element every 250 | See Fuel Filters, page 14 |
ternal canister) | hours |
|
Spark plug | Clean and regap every 300 hours of | See Spark Plug, page 11 |
| operation or replace as needed |
|
Fan blades and air | Clean each season or as needed | See Fan Blades and Air Deflec- |
deflectors |
| tors, page 11 |
Air passages around burner | Check each season for dirt and | Remove debris and trash with a |
head | debris | clean, soft cloth |
Motor | Not required, permanently lubricated |
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